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reheating furnaces
D. N. Nandi Et G. D. Singh
Kumardhubi Fireclay & Silica Works Ltd.,
Kumardhubi.
The Reheating Furnaces play an im-
quality of the steel, size of the product, etc Although the consumption
of refractories per tonne of steel for
70
,
10.50C higher than the
The
pound.
leading to spalling.
I) Operating temperature
2)
Heating cycle
3)
Impingement of flame
4)
71
2)
3)
4)
72
References
J. H. CH ESTERS--Refractories for iron and
Steel Making" The Metal Society, London,
1974.
G. M. VORKMAN"High-alumina bricks in
the roofs of continuous slab reheating furnaces" Trans Brit Ceram Soc., 61, 11, .753772, 1962.
TABLE-1
Properties of Refractories for Reheating Furnaces12
Properties
Medium to
HI-ID Fire-
Super Duty
Firebrick
Sillimanite
Brick
Mullite
Brick
80.90
1.0-1.5
1.0-1.5
2.5-3.0
20-25
16-20
20-24
14-18
17-21
1,95-1.98
2.0-2.2
2.2-2.4
2.45.2.55
2.8-3.0
300-350
500.700
600-800
500-600
-0.5
1500C,
2 hrs
.0.5
1500C,
2 hrs
-1.0
17002C,
-0.7
1500C,
Good
Excellent
-0.5
1450C,
2 hrs
Thermal
Shock
70-74
40
1,5-2.0
38
1.5-2.4
Fe 202, %
BD, gm/cc
36
58-60
35-38
33-35
42.45
A1203, %
AP,
Alumina
Brick
, brick
High
Good
73
5 hrs
2 hrs
Excellent
Excellent
TABLEIl
Properties of some Indigenous Refractories in use
for Reheating Furnaces
Properties
HHD
Firebrick
ii
Sillimanite
Brick
!I
36
36
40
42-45 '
58.60
61.63
80-85
1.5.2.0
1,5-2.0
0.5-1.0
0.5-1.0
0.5-1
23.26
18-23
18-20
22-25
22-25
14-16
BD, gm/cc
2.0.2.1
2.1.2.15
2.1-2.2
2.2-2.4
2.3-2.4
3.0-36
CCS, kg/cma
170.230
200-250
250.300
300-400
220.270
800-1000
PLC, %
-0.5
-0.5
.0.5
-0.5
-0.5
.0.5
1400C,
1450C,
1450C
1500C,
1500C,
1600C
2 hrs
2 hrs
2 hrs
2 hrs
2 hrs
2 hrs
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
PCE (Orten)
3II-32
32/-33
33.34
A1203, %
38-40
40-43
Fe203, %
2.0-2.5
AP;
Thermal
Shock
Resistance
Good
Excellent
Excellent
74
'TABLEIll
Properties of some Monolithic Refractories, in use
for Reheating Furnaces
38
40
indigenous
Plastic Plastic Castable Castable
CorunSuper High
Super
dum base
Duty
Alumina Duty
32.33
55-60
68.72
85-90
Fe2O3. %
1-2
0.5-1.0
02-0.5
0.7.1.5
BD. gm/cc
after drying
2.2.2.3
2.3-2.4
2.7-2.8
2 3-2.4
30-40
40-50
Service
1650
Temperature
1700
1800
75
28-30
38
45-50
92-94
1-5-2.5
0.5-0.8
2.8-2.9 2.0-2.2
2.7-2.8
43-45 79.81
A1203. %
38
1.5-2,0
20-30
4 6
50-100 40-50
1500
1700
1600
1800